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very well documented, as usual, thx ...
The Faculty of Arts in and around Prague was targeted by a crazed gunman on Thursday afternoon. His rampage has fifteen victims, and he himself died. Rescuers are caring for another twenty-four injured. According to Interior Minister Vít Rakušan, there is no immediate danger, the attacker had no accomplices.
Police President Martin Vondrášek reported around 6 p.m. that more than 15 people had lost their lives. Another 24 are under the care of doctors. According to the police, the intervention is not over yet.
According to him, the shooter was inspired abroad. Minister of the Interior Vít Rakušan came directly to the scene. "I don't want to comment on the shooter's motivation at the moment, we are still mapping the situation," he said, adding that it was not possible to confirm a connection with the investigated case in Klánovice.
According to the photos, a man with a long firearm was walking on the faculty corridor. Other images showed people running out of the building with their hands raised. Students barricaded inside the faculty described seeing a girl fall who wanted to save herself by climbing down from the balcony; this cannot be verified yet.
The police closed the entire area around Jan Palach square, stopped traffic and diverted trams and buses. They also urged people not to stay around the square or go out. "We urge anyone who is hiding to call 158, the police will find them," he reports through a megaphone.
According to the mayor Bohuslav Svoboda, the attacker fell from the building and died, according to unconfirmed testimonies on the networks, he first shot himself. The police have not yet specified the method of disposal.
Online Reportage
21.12.2023 18:25
"I am deeply shocked by the news about the tragic events in Prague, as a result of which civilians were killed and injured,I express my sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery," by Volodimir Zelenskyj (president of Ukraine)
21.12.2023 18:23
The management of Charles University strongly and with immediate effect recommended the tightening of security measures in university buildings, it reported on the website.
21.12.2023 18:22
The police intervene at one of the houses in Hostoun in Kladensko. According to the ČTK reporter, ten police cars are parked near him. Police officers do not talk to journalists.
"Crazy Shooter Shooting"
She informed the police about the shooting after 3 p.m. According to a MF DNES source, the police called all available first-line patrols and reinforcements from other regions to the scene in the center of Prague. The case was reported as a "crazed gunman's shooting".
The shooter was said to be on the 4th floor, employees were emailed to stay in the offices and turn off the lights, lock and barricade the doors.
"Dear colleagues, stay where you are, don't go anywhere, if you are in the offices, lock them and place furniture in front of the door, turn off the lights, the shooter is probably on the fourth floor of the main building on Náměstí Jan Palach, I am waiting for instructions from the police of the Czech Republic," wrote chamberlain Zdeňka Filipová . According to the schedule, Advent carol singing took place in the main building of the faculty from 15:00.
"I got off at the Staroměstská stop a few minutes after three o'clock. I met a friend there and suddenly the police arrived. I was leaving in the direction of Veleslavínova Street and suddenly I heard shooting," one of the witnesses told iDNES.cz. One of the officers told the witnesses to hide.
Hospital on standby
Because of the shooting, Prague's university hospitals prepared for a mass reception of the wounded during the afternoon. For example, the Central Military Hospital (ÚVN) has activated the second stage of the trauma plan, the teams are ready for the mass reception of the wounded, said hospital spokesperson Jitka Zinka.
"At the moment, they are already taking two injured people to the ÚVN - gunshot wounds, I will inform about the others," she added before 4:30 p.m. According to hospital spokeswoman Marie Heřmánková, the General Faculty Hospital on Karlov náměstí also received information that it was to prepare to receive patients.
They are currently taking a 25-year-old woman with a thigh wound to the Bulovka University Hospital, hospital spokeswoman Eva Libigerová said around 4:45 p.m.
Police President Martin Vondrášek reported around 6 p.m. that more than 15 people had lost their lives. Another 24 are under the care of doctors. According to the police, the intervention is not over yet.
According to him, the shooter was inspired abroad. Minister of the Interior Vít Rakušan came directly to the scene. "I don't want to comment on the shooter's motivation at the moment, we are still mapping the situation," he said, adding that it was not possible to confirm a connection with the investigated case in Klánovice.
According to the photos, a man with a long firearm was walking on the faculty corridor. Other images showed people running out of the building with their hands raised. Students barricaded inside the faculty described seeing a girl fall who wanted to save herself by climbing down from the balcony; this cannot be verified yet.
The police closed the entire area around Jan Palach square, stopped traffic and diverted trams and buses. They also urged people not to stay around the square or go out. "We urge anyone who is hiding to call 158, the police will find them," he reports through a megaphone.
According to the mayor Bohuslav Svoboda, the attacker fell from the building and died, according to unconfirmed testimonies on the networks, he first shot himself. The police have not yet specified the method of disposal.
Online Reportage
21.12.2023 18:25
"I am deeply shocked by the news about the tragic events in Prague, as a result of which civilians were killed and injured,I express my sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery," by Volodimir Zelenskyj (president of Ukraine)
21.12.2023 18:23
The management of Charles University strongly and with immediate effect recommended the tightening of security measures in university buildings, it reported on the website.
21.12.2023 18:22
The police intervene at one of the houses in Hostoun in Kladensko. According to the ČTK reporter, ten police cars are parked near him. Police officers do not talk to journalists.
"Crazy Shooter Shooting"
She informed the police about the shooting after 3 p.m. According to a MF DNES source, the police called all available first-line patrols and reinforcements from other regions to the scene in the center of Prague. The case was reported as a "crazed gunman's shooting".
The shooter was said to be on the 4th floor, employees were emailed to stay in the offices and turn off the lights, lock and barricade the doors.
"Dear colleagues, stay where you are, don't go anywhere, if you are in the offices, lock them and place furniture in front of the door, turn off the lights, the shooter is probably on the fourth floor of the main building on Náměstí Jan Palach, I am waiting for instructions from the police of the Czech Republic," wrote chamberlain Zdeňka Filipová . According to the schedule, Advent carol singing took place in the main building of the faculty from 15:00.
"I got off at the Staroměstská stop a few minutes after three o'clock. I met a friend there and suddenly the police arrived. I was leaving in the direction of Veleslavínova Street and suddenly I heard shooting," one of the witnesses told iDNES.cz. One of the officers told the witnesses to hide.
Hospital on standby
Because of the shooting, Prague's university hospitals prepared for a mass reception of the wounded during the afternoon. For example, the Central Military Hospital (ÚVN) has activated the second stage of the trauma plan, the teams are ready for the mass reception of the wounded, said hospital spokesperson Jitka Zinka.
"At the moment, they are already taking two injured people to the ÚVN - gunshot wounds, I will inform about the others," she added before 4:30 p.m. According to hospital spokeswoman Marie Heřmánková, the General Faculty Hospital on Karlov náměstí also received information that it was to prepare to receive patients.
They are currently taking a 25-year-old woman with a thigh wound to the Bulovka University Hospital, hospital spokeswoman Eva Libigerová said around 4:45 p.m.